Cable-hanger.



No. 656,923. Patented Aug. 28, |900. c. E. BEARD.

CABLE HANGER.

(No Model.)

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TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLEMENT E. BEARD, COLUMEIANA, OHIO. I

CABLE-HANG ER.

SIECIFItJAlION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,923, dated August28, 1900..

Application filed July 6 1900. Serial No. 22,687. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEMENT EUPHRATUS BEARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Columbiana, in the county of Columbiana andState of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Cable-Hanger, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to supports for aerial telegraph and telephonecables; and its object is to provide a new and improved cablehangerwhich is simple and durable in construction and arranged to permit theoperator to conveniently place the hanger in position on its support andto readily and securely engage the cable and hold the latter withoutdanger of the hanger accidentally opening and dropping the cable.

The 'invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theVaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure I is an end elevation of the improvement as applied and with thesupport and cable in cross-section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame, and Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the improvement.

The improved cable-hanger consists, essentially, of two members A A',pivotally connected with each other by a pivot B, the said members beingformed at their lower ends with semicircular prongs C C', adapted toinclose the cable D, as is plainly shown in Figs. I and 2. Theupwardly-extending shanks E E' of .the members A A' are, formed withhooks E2 E3, respectively, adapted to hook upon a support F fromopposite sides, said hooks E2e E3 overlapping one another sidewise whenthe hanger is in a closed position, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2, sothat the support F prevents accidental opening of the hanger.

In order to use the device, it is necessary to carry the members A Ainto an open position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, so thatthe opened hanger can be conveniently put between the support F and thecable D, and by then closing the members AA the prongs O C will encirclethe cable D, while the hooks E2 Ea will close upon the support F, withthe cable between the shanks E E', the hooks iinally engaging the cableat the top and sides upon the operator releasing the device. When thistakes place, the cable D is completely surrounded by the prongs C O andthe hooks E2 E3 overlap each other, the ends of the hooks extendingdownwardly a sufficient distance so that the hooks cannot openaccidentally, as the ends extend on opposite sides of the support F. Thesupport F is usually in the form of a wire rod or the like, as indicatedin the drawings.

It is understood that the device is made in various sizes according tothe diameters of the cables on which it is to be used, it beingdesirable to have the inside diameters of the prongs O C' when closedapproximately of the same diameter as the cable on which the device isapplied.V By this arrangement the cable or its envelop is not liable tobe injured or marred, and the heavier the cable the more securely willthe members A A remain closed, so that there is no danger of the hangerbeing accidentally opened when in use.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-a l. A cable-hange1-,comprising two memberspivotally connected with each other and having prongs for engaging acable, and hooks forengaging the hanger-support, as set forth.

2. Acable-hanger,comprising two members pivotally connected with eachother and having prongs for engaging a cable, and hooks for engaging thehanger-support, said hooks being arranged to overlap one another whenthe hanger is closed, as set forth.

3. A cablehanger,comprising two members having semicircular prongsadapted to inclose the cable, and shanks having hooks arranged tooverlap one another when the members are in a closed position, as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

OLEMEN T E. BEARD.

Witnesses:

SOLOMON OULP, C. S. LEHMAN.

